Daily Mirror Top News｜直到现在，人们才知晓英国皇家邮政员工全年穿短裤的原因

尽管英国目前正值严寒天气，但这并未阻止皇家邮政的员工们继续穿着短裤工作。事实上，无论严寒酷暑，他们的制服全年保持不变，背后其实有个巧妙的原因。

有人在Reddit上发帖询问，英国邮递员全年穿短裤是硬性规定还是多年传承的"愚蠢"传统。结果发现，这一做法背后其实有着非常简单且聪明的理由。原帖写道："英国的邮递员们，为什么你们一年到头都穿短裤？"另一篇帖子也提出了完全相同的问题。那么真正的原因是什么呢？

幸运的是，这些问题促使皇家邮政员工参与其中，最终揭示出这既是工作中的热情使然，也源于一个简单的赌注。

有人解释道："穿短裤纯粹是因为干活时太热。只有一次巡查时穿了长裤，因为那个村子恰好位于镇上的最高点，风特别大，简直像个大风洞。除此之外，我几乎全年都穿短裤工作。"

另一位业内人士补充道："该仓库有一个持续进行的赌局，每人每周向奖池中投入1英镑，获胜者可将全部资金捐赠给自己选择的慈善机构。"

这场比赛的规则是看谁能穿着短裤在寒冬中坚持最久。随着一月份大雪降临，只剩下两名硬汉仍在坚持。最终春天来临时，比赛被判定为平局，奖金由两人平分，各自获得数百美元。

比赛结束后，一位主管还自掏腰包追加了奖金，两人还获得了一周免费的工作食堂早餐，以表彰他们的努力！

另有人坦言："皮肤是防水的，但走一整天仍会让人汗流浃背。"

另一篇帖子中，有用户声称："下雨时皮肤比裤子干得快，他们频繁上下货车。在我岳父的邮局仓库，不穿短裤来上班的人得往罐子里投一英镑。"

与此同时，一位Reddit用户写道："这和足球运动员在冰雨中仍穿短裤比赛是一个道理。当你消耗足够多的热量时，就完全感受不到天气的影响了。"

谈及邮递员时，此人说道：“今天看到几个穿短裤的。真佩服他们低调的作风。”

然而，据称在极端天气下，部分快递员承认会穿上防水裤。所以下次当你看到邮递员在严寒中穿着短裤四处奔波时，请理解他们这一天有多么忙碌！

It might be freezing cold across the UK right now, but that hasn't stopped our Royal Mail workers from wearing shorts. In fact, whether it's hot or cold weather , there's a clever reason their uniform remains the same all year round.

Thanks to a post on Reddit , someone asked whether it was a rule or "silly" tradition passed down over the years. It turns out the purpose is quite simple C and smart. The post read: "Postmen/woman of the UK, why do you wear shorts all year round?" While another post also asked the same exact question. So what is the reason?

Fortunately, the questions prompted Royal Mail workers to get involved to reveal it's a mix between getting hot on the job and a simple bet.

One claimed: "It really is just because it gets hot doing the job. One round I wear trousers just because of the wind but it's that particular village happens to be the highest point of the town and is a massive wind tunnel. All other rounds I'm in shorts pretty much all year."

A second in the industry added: "The depot had a running bet where everyone paid 051 a week into a pot, with the winner got to give the entire fund to a charity of their choice.

"The competition was to see who could go furthest into the winter in shorts. As the snow kicked in during January it was down to two die hards. Eventually as spring kicked in it was deemed a tie, the pot was split between the two, raising several hundred each.

"At the end of the competition a supervisor also added to the pot out of his own pocket and both got a free cooked breakfast from the work's canteen for a week in recognition of their efforts!"

Someone else admitted: "Skin is waterproof. Walking all day is hot work."

In another post, another user claimed: "Skin dries faster than trousers when it rains, they get in and out the van a lot and at my father-in-law's post office depot, anyone that doesn't show up in shorts has to put a quid in the jar."

Meanwhile one Reddit user penned: "Same reason footballers are still wearing shorts playing in freezing rain. Once you're burning a certain number of calories you don't feel the weather at all."

Speaking about posties, this person said: "Seen a few today in shorts. I admire their stealth."

However, it is thought in severe conditions some delivery workers admit to wearing waterproof trousers. So next time you see your postie wandering around in shorts when it's freezing, just know it's been a busy day for them!